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Radio Festival Major Prizes

Mon 1 May 2023 to Fri 30 Jun 2023
PBS Radio Festival 2023 is on now, and runs through to midnight Sunday May 28. This is the time to show your love for real music, real people, and real radio by joining or renewing...
Volunteer Blog

Upcoming Volunteer Vacancies at PBS

Wed 10 May 2023 to Mon 31 Jul 2023
Homebrew has a new host! Brooke Kymberley of Melancholics Anonymous has taken over the reins this week. Homebrew has been running since 2006, introduced to the station by Maddy Mac. Since then, it's had several...
PBS News

Radio Festival Daily Prizes

Mon 15 May 2023 to Sun 28 May 2023
Join or renew your PBS Membership between May 15 and 28 to be in the draw for a daily prize pack.
Feature Sounds

Top Tracks of the Week

Mon 22 May 2023 to Sun 28 May 2023
Check out the list of the top tracks the PBS team are loving this week! Soundtracking the second week of Radio Festival while we're busy packing memberships and prize packs! TOP TRACKS WE'RE LOVING RVG...
Studio 5 Live

Floodlights

Tue 30 May 2023
PBS' next guests for Studio 5 Live are local five piece Floodlights, whose dynamic live performance is raw and intimate, intertwined with powerful outbursts and marching rhythms. Since the beginning of their short career, Floodlights...
PBS Presents

Reclink Community Cup 2023 line up announced

Sun 18 Jun 2023
This year's line up features sets from Cosmic Psychos, Close Counters, Gut Health, Our Carlson, The Merindas, Teeny Tiny Stevies and MzRizk.
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PBS Events

MIDNIGHT DRIVER

Sat 24 Jun 2023
Disco & groove, courtesy of PBS all stars: MzRizk (Boogie Beat Suite), Milo Eastwood (Breakfast Spread), Ella Stoeckli (Stardust), and DJ Matab (Dounya). Plus special guest Bertie!
PBS Presents

BE_HEAR/NOW 2023

Fri 30 Jun 2023 to Sun 2 Jul 2023
The City of Ballarat’s live music program, Be Hear Now has been developing and supporting musicians by providing a framework to celebrate the skills and talents of our community and helping give them the tools...
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PBS Events

Rock A Bye Baby starring Parsnip!

Thu 13 Jul 2023
PBS’ number one kid friendly music show Rock A Bye Baby returns this July! Join us at Fitzroy Town Hall from 11am on Thursday July 13 for a special live performance from bubble gum psych...
PBS Presents

Leaps and Bounds Music Festival 2023

Thu 13 Jul 2023 to Sun 16 Jul 2023
Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is warming up the heart of Yarra again this winter. City of Yarra’s annual winter music festival, Leaps and Bounds , is heating up the streets again this July. In...

Past News

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Community News

Our Survival Day 2023

Thu 26 Jan 2023
Our Songlines presents Our Survival Day 2023 - An Indigenous-led community event providing a safe and culturally empowering space for First Nations people and their allies to gather on January 26.
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Feature Sounds

Top Tracks of the Week

Mon 23 Jan 2023 to Sun 29 Jan 2023
Check out what the PBS team have rated as the top tracks of the week!
Community News

Call It Out: A First Nations Racism Register

Thu 19 Jan 2023 to Sun 5 Feb 2023
By ‘calling out’ racism on this register, you are helping to tell the true story of racism in this country. This will enable community leaders to continue the fight against racism and protect future generations.
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PBS News

Vale Renée Geyer

Tue 17 Jan 2023
PBS is saddened by the passing of Renée Geyer. A huge personality in the Australian music industry across five decades, Renée leaves behind an unparalleled legacy and will be sorely missed. PBS has had a...
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Feature Sounds

Top Tracks of the Week

Mon 16 Jan 2023 to Sun 22 Jan 2023
Check out what the PBS team has rated as the top tracks of the week!
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PBS Presents

Sunset Sounds

Sun 15 Jan 2023 to Sun 22 Jan 2023
Sunset Sounds has cemented its place as a highlight of the City of Stonnington's annual calendar and this year is set to be no different. Get ready for not one, but two free evenings of...
PBS Presents

Eaglehawk Film Festival

Fri 13 Jan 2023 to Mon 16 Jan 2023
PBS and Star Cinema present the Eaglehawk Film Festival January 13 to 16, 2023. Eaglehawk Film Festival is an annual film festival with a difference, and each year is curated around a unique theme. The...
Kristen Solury with red hear and lipstick, wearing reflective sunglasses holding a black heart.
PBS News

New Year, New Programs on PBS!

Fri 6 Jan 2023
January marks the start of a new year and with that, PBS introduces a few changes to the on-air program roster.
PBS Presents

When Pigs Fly - New Years Eve

Sat 31 Dec 2022
From some of the minds behind Runner Up , Colour , and Something Unlimited comes When Pigs Fly ; a one-day live music festival on New Year’s Eve at Collingwood Children’s Farm . The festival...
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PBS Events

Soul A Go Go New Year's Eve!

Sat 31 Dec 2022 to Sun 1 Jan 2023
Catch Surprise Chef permoring LIVE, alongside heroes Richie 1250, Andrew Young, Vince Peach, Sugar D, DJ Lady Soul, and Stuckey!
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PBS Presents

Tabula Rasa

Fri 30 Dec 2022 to Mon 2 Jan 2023
Tabula Rasa returns to Hamilton, Victoria in 2022 for another three day, three night festival - presented by PBS.
PBS News

Farewell Kev Lobotomi and 33 years of Shock Treatment!

Wed 28 Dec 2022
Phil MacDougall and Rodney Shah on Kev Lobotomi
Top 10 Feature Albums 2022
Feature Sounds

Top Feature Albums of 2022

Mon 19 Dec 2022 to Sun 25 Dec 2022
As the year draws to a close we reflect on the best new releases of 2022.
PBS Events

PBS Housewarming Party at Collingwood Yards

Fri 16 Dec 2022
NEW DATE - Friday December 16!
Baker Boy at the Music Victoria Awards
Community News

2022 Music Victoria Awards Winners Announced

Wed 14 Dec 2022
The 2022 Music Victoria Award winners were announced at the official ceremony on December 13 at The Edge at Fed Square. Over 200 Victorian music experts, and the largest public voting pool in the award...
PBS Presents

Music Victoria Awards Ceremony

Tue 13 Dec 2022
Ajak Kwai, Pinch Points, Bumpy, Harvey Sutherland, Mo'Ju and Kutcha Edwards lead this year’s stacked industry nominations.
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Feature Sounds

Chris Wilson - Landlocked, Faithless & Free

Mon 12 Dec 2022 to Sun 18 Dec 2022
This week’s PBS Feature Album is the special 30th Anniversary reissue of Chris Wilson’s 1992 album, Landlocked.
PBS Presents

Jamaican Music and Food Festival 2022

Sat 10 Dec 2022
Soak up the spirit of the Caribbean at The 2022 Jamaican Music & Food Festival Saturday December 10. With live bands performances including internationals including Turbulence (JA), 1lawdgad (JA), Rubi Du (NZ) and local legend...
Studio 5 Live

The Counterfeit

Thu 8 Dec 2022
Melbourne 8-piece posse The Counterfeit recently saddled up at Fight Night Records for a gunslinging set of spaghetti western tracks off their debut LP, 14 Killer Bullets From the Spaghetti West . The band performed...
Adalita wearing a gold tasseled jacket with their arms up and hair tied back.
Feature Sounds

Adalita - Inland

Mon 5 Dec 2022 to Sun 11 Dec 2022
Inland is a celebration of an inward journey. A dynamic new work, the record bristles with raw emotion, cerebral lyrics and her trademark kick-in-the-guts guitar.